V. K. MEHROTRA, J.

( 1 ) INDIAN Airlines Flight No. 251 was boarded by Lakhmir Singh son of Sri Mahan Singh on Aug. 25, 1985 at Kathmandu in Nepal. Little did he realise what lay in store for him. The flight was heading towards Delhi. It touched the Babatpur Airport at Varanasi at about 12. 30 in the day. Lakhmir Singh got out of the plane. He was called to counter No. 1 by the Custom Authorities and asked to give search. No contraband articles were recovered from the person of Lakhmir Singh nor from the two bags which he was carrying at that time. On enquiry, Lakhmir Singh declared that he had no other luggage and prayed that the formalities may be completed soon as he had to proceed to Delhi by the same flight. The Customs Authorities, however, took him back to the plane as they had been alerted through information given to them secretly that Lakhmir Singh was carrying some contraband goods which he was taking to Delhi for clandestine sale. They sought permission of the Engineer In-charge of the plane and searched the toilet of the plane, in presence of two independent witnesses, where they found a V. C. R. , a bag and four packets concealed in the cavity/panel, the bag and the f

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